Many Mets fans feel as if the franchise is Lost. Â It seems as if we have been stuck in the middle of nowhere since before the Red Sox won the World series. Â Perhaps there is a lesson to be learned.
Jack Shephard: the handsome, charismatic yet reluctant leader. Â David Wright. Â If anyone is to get us off the island, it will be David.
Sawyer: a cocky wisecracking flawed individual. Â We’ll need one of these to get us off the island. Â In retrospect it may have been Paul LoDuca. Â In the present, it may be the return of Wally Backman.
Hurley: every generation needs a jolly big-man. Â Whether it’s Sid Fernandez or Rusty Staub (or on other islands, David Wells), you need one of these. Â Current Hurley: none.
Ben Linus: brought here by his father, he has been on the island for a long time. Â Ben claims to have our best interest in mind, yet none of us trust him. Â Controls everything on the island and his moves often seen to make no sense. Â Jeff Wilpon.
Richard Alpert: the adviser to Ben. Â Those on the island are told to trust him for his wisdom. Â Richard is rumored to have had great success at an island called Montreal, which has since been abandoned. Â Omar Minaya.
Mr. Friendly: seems friendly enough, and somewhat charismatic, however is working with Ben and Alpert to keep us stuck here. Â Jerry Manuel.
Charles Widmore: a zillionaire who may be even more evil then Ben. Â He wants the island but may not have the best intentions. Â Charles Dolan.
Sayid: everyone likes and respects Sayid and he will kill the opposition. Â Sayid does not trust Richard and Ben at all. Carlos Beltran.
Jin: Jim goes about his business, doesn’t say much, and is someone you want at your side when the battles happen. Â Santana.
Desmond: Desmond has been on the island longer than many of the others, and we keep seeing glimpses of a happy future for him. Â When we first met him he was working on his legs, then with a flash of light he unexpectedly disappeared. Â We all hope to see that happy future for him. Â Jose Reyes.
Charlie: at one time one of the most important characters. Â Not really missed in retrospect. Â Carlos Delgado.
Ana Lucia: well hyped with a big pedigree. Â Ana Lucia was going to be a game changer in season 2. Â She was quickly written out and winds up an after thought that didn’t advance the story one bit. Â Pedro Martinez.
The Smoke Monster: a mysterious force that looks deep into flawed beings (or franchises) and calls them on the carpet for the stupid things they do. Â To better yourself, you must face the smoke monster.
John Locke: a man of faith and wisdom who knows that one must embrace the past and embrace the island. Â There is nobody to fit this role, and that’s why Mets fans are stuck here.
Mr. Eko: Mr Eko seemed like a Locke-type, but lasted only a season and change, before being written off forever. Â Willie Randolph.
Ethan: he was one of the Others, and successfully got us to trust him. Â Then he killed us. Â Tom Glavine.
Rousseau: has memories of the island before things fell apart, and holed up near the radio transmitter for years. Â Howie Rose.
Dr. Hanso: the man in charge of much of the construction on the island. Â He will tell you things that just aren’t true, sometimes related to geometry. Â David Howard.
Old Dharma Films: these choppily edited films dating back to the 1970’s may be trying to paint a rosy picture on everything, but they sure are charming. Â Mets Yearbook.
Nikki and Paulo: insignificant minor characters brought in for no reason. Â They didn’t add a thing to the puzzle, and it confused us that any time at all was invested in them. Â Your choice of minor Omar Minaya moves.
Frank Lapidus: seems like the kind of guy who can pilot is off this island, but we still don’t know much about him. Â He seemed reluctant to be part of our community, but we’ll need his skills. Â Jason Bay.
Kate Austen: she’s the prize that Jack and Sawyer want. Â Every time they think they have her, something goes wrong. Â In this analogy, she’s the World Series trophy. Â Get Kate and the fans are off the island.
The numbers: You must embrace 8, 16, 17, 18, 31 and 36. Â These are the true numbers. Â The sequence you follow 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42 belong to the Bronx and Brooklyn. Â Do not follow them.
Apparently I should have done more than surf through an episode or two.
Nobody told me there was going to be a test
Love it! Though 42 belongs to all of baseball, in my mind. Plus, it was retired for all of baseball at Shea.
Don’t think you got Edward quite right.
I think John Ricco might be John Locke. Sorta the ‘successor’ to the Island but might not actually be the answer.
Cora might be Sawyer. Sorta a guy with a little attitude that isn’t so great when pressed into a main role.
i like that Ricco line.
Ilana: “What lies in the shadow of the statue?”
Dave Howard: “What’s a statue?”
Bram: “It’s Jason, you dope!”
Dave Howard: “Bay? I can guarantee you that Jason Bay will have a statue one day, whatever a statue is.”
Ilana: “We are NOT talking about a FA left fielder! We’re talking about the fate of the world…the Vanezetti Equation.”
Dave Howard: “Well, then, neither am I. I think you mean the Verducci Effect. That’s Big Pelf. Not Bay. Excuse me—there’s a man in black who says he wants to buy season tickets—for an eternity in hell.”
Bram: “Ilana, just thank the gods it’s the last season for these Flushing Clowns…”